Australia's oldest still-running distillery started life as a floating illegal still dodging police between the cane fields - today Beenleigh is an institution, and this bottle is a rare glimpse of it.
Expert Description
Beenleigh Artisan 2007/2021 Blackadder Raw Cask is a Finest Australian Rum, distilled in 2007, aged 13 years and bottled at cask strength 65.1%.
The rum comes from the Australian distillery Beenleigh Artisan and was selected by the Scottish independent bottler Blackadder for their Raw Cask series. With only 273 bottles from cask BR21-02, this is a rare chance to taste Australian rum from one of the world's most historic distilleries. The rum is non-chill filtered and retains its natural colour.
Beenleigh still brews on pot stills and some of the original copper equipment from the distillery's founding in 1884, giving the rum a rustic, powerful character that sets it apart from the more familiar Caribbean styles.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Powerful and pot still driven, with molasses, tropical fruit and a rustic, earthy depth.
Palate
Intense and spiced with dark caramel, toasted wood and a warm, persistent sweetness.
Finish
Long and powerful, with molasses and spice to the last.
Specifications
Name: Beenleigh Artisan 2007/2021 Blackadder Raw Cask
Bottler: Blackadder
Region/Country: Australia
Type: Finest Australian Rum
Age: 13 years
ABV: 65.1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Cask No. BR21-02
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2007
Bottled: July 2021
Number of bottles: 273
EAN no.: 5055030612292
Flavour Profile
Powerful · Molasses · Rustic · Spiced
Investment Potential
Medium - Beenleigh is a rare origin in the rum world, and only 273 bottles from a single cask make this release hard to find again.
Did You Know?
Beenleigh Artisan is Australia's oldest continuously running distillery, founded in 1884 - though the story starts even earlier, with an illegal floating still named the SS Walrus that drifted between the cane fields to evade police.
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